#let's f*cking go scott

[kitkatwinchester]

YOU'VE GOT NOTHING, B*TCH!!!

And THIS is why Garrett said you shouldn't try!!

"Because a whole pack of Alphas went after McCall, and he was the one left standing."

Because he's F*CKING SCOTT MCCALL!!!!

AND HE'S NOT JUST ANY ALPHA!

HE'S A F*CKING TRUE ALPHA!!!

And he is the Alpha of the MOST LOYAL PACK in EXISTENCE!!

Because the McCall Pack CANNOT BE BEAT!!

And Scott McCall CANNOT BE BEAT!!!

WHY DO YOU THINK HE'S WORTH THE MOST MONEY, HUH?! (At least, I'm assuming, because I'm pretty sure no one else at this rate is gonna beat 25 MILLION--although let's not sleep on Lydia being not far behind with that 20 million, because LYDIA MARTIN <3.)

Because he's the HARDEST TO KILL!

BECAUSE HE'S SCOTT F*CKING MCCALL!!

TRUE ALPHA OF THE MCCALL PACK!!!

YOU'VE GOT NOTHING, B*TCH!!

...anyways.

I WAS RIGHT ABOUT GARRETT! (Evil vibes.)

AND I WAS RIGHT ABOUT BRETT!! (Werewolf.)

AND I WAS RIGHT ABOUT PARRISH!!! (Definitely something.)

AND I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE KEY WORDS!!!! (People we've lost.)

But...I think that's all I'm gonna be right about for the foreseeable future, because I am out of predictions, and I have NO idea who The Benefactor could be.

None.

No idea who would be able to keep track of all of the supernaturals in Beacon Hills this well and be this technologically and supernaturally connected and be quick and clever enough to steal money from the Hale vault.

Mostly because all of the people that I think are capable of that are in the McCall Pack and therefore (likely--I know we're still missing a list) on the list.

I also thought Kate was involved, but she's on List #2 (...as is Kira's mom, I just noticed, so that sucks), so that's out of the question.

Speaking of Kate, god, when Araya was yelling at Chris to say the code, I was soooo hoping that he was gonna speak Allison's code instead. Especially after she said "say it for your daughter, Allison". Like, I know he's mad and hurting and probably has a lot of mixed emotions about Kate, but the POWER MOVE it would've been to have Araya say that and to have Chris say "We protect those who cannot protect themselves."

I hope he does say it later, 'cause that would be awesome and would make me love him even more.

But, regardless, I love him, and I trust his mixed emotions to sort themselves out and do the right thing in the end, because we need to figure out how to save Derek's powers.

I feel like these Season 4 episodes have seriously been so solid so far. Like, this one was a lot more set-up in a lot of ways, but as a result, it was also a lot of puzzle pieces coming together, and the filmography and editing and emotion that was done with that was spot-on, and it really made for an incredible episode.

I REALLY love Season 4 so far, and I'm so excited to keep going (especially because I'm now two episodes away from an episode @slice-of-magenta told me has an amazing Sciles moment in it and I am PUMPED. XD <3 <3 <3 <3)

Anyways BAD*SS TRUE ALPHA SCOTT F*CKING MCCALL ALL DAY LONG!!! <3 <3 <3

(TRY US B*TCH! YOU GOT NOTHING ON TRUE ALPHA SCOTT MCCALL!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3)

[parsheliii]

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria

"Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza... Err... This is your first night isn't it Great-"

"George, that's the wrong one"

"What?"

"That's the wrong script, you are reading the wrong one!"

"Uh...Oh! I see now, this one?"

"Yup"

"K...

Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria! Where all dreams come true!

Come enjoy a slide of pizza with all your family and friends while listening some fancy music from the Fazbear's Band! Or hearing some curious stories at the Pirate Cove.

Alfred Fazbear, the leader of the band, with Benjamin Babier, our guitarrist, will be the waiters that will assist you when their performance is over, they will be the ones to bring all your wants and needs.

Chanelle Cairo, our sweet vocalist, will also be the chef and cook, the pizza's recipe hasn't changed in decades, the main creator being Alfred's father, Dock Fazbear.

...

I gotta add that Freddy doesn't know how to cook and he is a fucking failure to his family, even his sister was the chef in her own pizzeria back then, how can you be the only one that can't even fry an egg, Fazbear??"

"Keep. Reading. The. F*cking. Script"

"...And last things last, Felix Farley, being our storyteller, is also our delivery, you will get your pizza in a blink of an eye if you use our delivery services!

Being said, the bear here himself, George Kietzman, will be the one taking your phone calls and orders by calling 1-800-083, don't forget delivery services is just for night time!

Afternoon phone orders will have to be taken in the pizzeria's location.

Other things to let you know:

• Fazbear's Band perform every monday to thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., so write that down in your schedules and don't miss it!

• Pirate's Cove is exclusive for saturday nights and birthday parties, so don't forget to book your next birthday party at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria to enjoy some new stories from our beloved pirate fox!

• Friday nights are the perfect nights for YOU to perform! Come over and show all your talent, or just have some fun at the karaoke with your friends while singing the songs of your choice!

• We are closed on sundays, so we will be seeing you on mondays back again!

That's it, how did I do?"

"...Could have been better"

____________________________________

Endless Show At Freddy's is based on the characters and story from Five Nights At Freddy's, owned by Scott Cawthon.

The story and characters are REALLY different. It includes a lot kind of relationships and ideas that aren't canon in game, but they are in this AU, if you aren't happy with them, I'm not going to change them just 'cause of ya', so keep your words.

The same goes with some characters' genders and designs, they might change from the original character, just because! For the fun of it :]

Who is who? Here is a short list:

Freddy Fazbear→ Alfred "Freddy" Fazbear

Bonnie The Bunny→ Benjamin "Ben" Babier

Chica The Chicken → Chanelle Cairo

Foxy The Pirate Fox→ Felix Farley

Golden Freddy→ George Frederick Kietzman

Notes:

• Mr. Cupcake is Chanelle's pet, he is a chihuahua. He doesn't work there, I just wanted to show how Chica's cupcake looks like in my AU

• If you have been here long enough, George still has ear piercings, but in this reff sheet I couldn't add them because they are in his other ear (this is mostly a note for myself, because I will probably forget lol)

• Felix has another outfit when he works as the delivery, I just preferred to show him with his pirate clothes, I don't want anyone confused by 'why doesn't he have pirate clothes???" I'll do an individual reff just for his delivery clothes, including Chanelle, she also has another clothes while cooking, i'm not going to let her cook with that cute dress!

[darhknight]

X-Men 97 Reaction

Reacting to Episode 7. Bright Eyes

• WARNING •

Spoliers under the cut. Do not read unless you seen the episode or don't care about spoilers. I warned you.

The gravestone and speech from Nightcrawler broke my heart

"He say it was just in the cards" my heartstrings

Every gambler has a tell. Modesty was Gambit's.

Not Jubliee crying. Someone give her a hug

Dad Wolverine to the rescue

Jubliee is right tho. Where the crap is Rogue?

Found her

Love how Nightcrawler knew Rogue was f*cking stuff up. Like that's a good brother.

HULK NAME DROP

General Ross? Sir she might kill you be nice

CAP'S SHIELD. CAP'S SHIELD

STEVEN ROGERS BOIIIIIIIS

Love how Rogue was like five seconds from fighting Steve and Steve was like 'nah let me just show you what I found and maybe we can work together once I get the ok.'

she said no

then she proceeded to throw his shield into the mountains somewhere

Big Boss Energy

A resort ... mmm Kay. Who's paying his bill guys?

Kick his butt. Kick his butt. Kick his butt

Annnnnd we are back to the other X-men

Is that BEAST'S GIRLFRIEND THE LOVELY CARLY OR CARY I CANT SPELL HER NAME THE REPORTER LADY

Love how the same mutants show up everytime in the background

Not the statue heads of Magneto and Charles 😢

Jubliee convincing Reberto to tell his parents. I'm so proud of him. 👏

BEAST IS ANGRY 😡

A little Jean and Scott moment. Good for them they need it.

Why am I not surprised EMMA FROST is the first survivor they find

Also sorry Scott. We know you love Jean and Madelyn. (That's not how her names spelt my bad)

Back to Rogue

Nightcrawler being a good brother

Him KNOWING ABOUT HER AND MAGNETO

No she's crying.

Their all there for her. I'm so happy

IS THAT BASTION?!

EVIL NASTY MAN. EVIL NASTY MAN

HE Killed Him. He killed Gyrich.

I skipped over Jubliee and Roberto. My bad.

Love how his mom knew

Shes like honey if your weren't a mutant I be concerned

'It was your secret to tell.'

'Spriters anyone?' Like ma'am. You just made a reference to him maybe not seeing Jubliee anymore and your offering drinks?

Back to the other X-men

Forgot to mention how much I enjoyed watching Trask tell them the truth

Also Morph being like 'He created the master mold let's like not trust him.' Aka he's evillll. 😈

Sleeping GAS

(Notice as I was typing this that I have the scenes backwards. Whoops)

Is it me or do those robots kinda look like ultron?

Trask really be losing his mind right now. I actually feel bad for him.

Love how Trask is ratting out Sinister tho

Like he took one look at what Sinsiter did and went NOPE. Gonna go rat him out to the group of mutants I have been trying to kill since season one of the original show.

ROGUE DROPPING HIM

GIRRRRRRRL

SHE DEADLY

'Is this what we are now?' A great question Morph. The answer is ... complicated.

HUMAN SENTINEL!!

Dude he knocked Rogue OUT

Love the little Nightcrawler saving Rogue moment. Thank you creators for my fill of sweet siblings.

Morph getting hurt and Wolverine yelling his name

I ship it

You GET YOUR HAND OFF SCOTT

Never in my life have I liked Cyclops but this show has changed me

SO GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY SON

CABLE. CABLE. CABLE.

Jean reading his mind to figure it out

'Let's skip the reunion dad.' I'm dying

My son is meeting his son guys. Their meeting!

BASTION IS BACK

EVIL HUMAN SENTINEL CYBORG.

NASTY MAN

Oh Sinister is here too I guess.

rip the human race. Bastion gonna turn them all into sentinels. bet.

THEY KNOW ABOUT XAVIER

OH NO

XAVIER YOU DONE MESSED UP

That Song. I don't know if I hate it or love it.

MAGNETO!

ERIK MAGNUS LESNHARR

MY HUSBAND?!

BASTION YOU GET YOUR NASTY HANDS OFF MY MAGNETIC HUSBAND

I don't care if he has facial hair you don't touch him

Also love how Magneto has the mutant collar AND tape over his mouth

Plus cuffs around his hands sticking him to the chair

Like I understand the collar and the chair but like the tape?

This man is the master of magnetism not screaming really loud

Also you be in the middle of nowhere

Who's gonna hear him?

But once again

GET YOUR HANDS AND THAT BLADE AWAY FROM MY HUSBAND YOU D*CK

'Just obey. Just listen. You were made for this.'

Leave Erik alone.

• Maybe a few unfavorable opinions •

Erik is a holocaust victim. And jewish/german. Was treated like crap and Bastion is out here telling him that he was made to obey to be Bastion's plaything?

That he was made to be a Slave

cause I don't know if you all got that vibe from that scene but I definitely did

Especially if you know ANYTHING about Bastion

The guy makes Red Skull look sane

Bro I hope Rogue finds you and tears you a new one

Or Charles.

Or any of the X-men for that matter

Actually in my honest opinion it probably be Wolverine. Like I'm gonna call it right now. If Charles doesn't find Magento telepathically. Five bucks says somehow Wolverine does.

Or Bastion turns Magento into a sentinel

Actually don't do that

Please

Leave my somewhat questionable but trying his best to play nice with humans master of magnetism husband alone.

He deserves better

They all do

Expect Sinister.

He can die in a ditch for all I care

And Bastion ... sadly

For plot reasons we gotta sacrifice Bastion

Sorry bud

Gonna say also that Cable might have to go back in time cause I don't feel like they are going to keep Gambit dead.

But that's just me.

Thanks for reading my ranting

[honey-minded-hivemind]

Beast Anon back again xP I apologize for the late reply and I'm sorry to hear you were stressed. As always I would encourage you to take it easy where you can, friend :) I'm doing well, thank you for asking, and to answer your question, the reason I like those kinds of AUs and relationships isn't anything that complicated, I just...find them really wholesome ^^ With them, you're always guaranteed a certain level of fluff and slice-of-life goodness that's easy to imagine and can help get you through your day when you need that extra little bit of warmth in your day, ya'know? :D As for why I prefer it with some X-Men characters, well, I have two reasons. Firstly, with the multiverse being an extremely canon thing in Marvel, especially X-Men in this case, it makes the idea of these relationships and stories a kind of canon in themselves, and it's always so fun to explore that ^^ To explain that a little more and get into the second reason, when you're dealing with the X-Men, some of the most exciting and complex Marvel characters of all time, you know these situations are going to be more than just a daily routine, there's always going to be some twist/emotional adventure to explore along the way, and it adds a whole new depth to the situation. True, you could argue that to be the case with just about any fictional character but...c'mon, it's the X-Men! xD As for your soon-to-be recent viewing of the first two episodes of X-Men '97, I promise you a real treat, but, I am obligated to not spoil a thing ^^ Except this: OMG HANK FINALLY SAID THE THING!!! :DDDD

No worries, Beast Anon! I am glad to hear from you again, and there is no set time or need to respond immediately. What happens happens. And I finally started watching the first episode of X-Men 97 and so far, my thoughts are as follows:

• Roberto you sweet, poor child... You don't know the half of it-

• Who the f*ck is hiding Sentinel parts?! They're fr*cking HUGE, how does someone just move that around?! Someone knows something, how can you not when a single Sentinel arm is bigger than a car-!

• Go Morph! Mighty Morph-ling Power Ranger! (Well, X-Man)

• Wolverine, dude, please get over the love triangle; you and Scott were friends once, can you two get some team or friend therapy and try to talk about it for once?

• Where is the official team therapist? Nor the therapist friend, the actual certified therapist-

• Let the kids have fun!

• Roberto, they viewer-insert/new guy who is how everyone would react to the crazy shenanigans of the X-Men and Marvel

• Mr. Xavier, I am starting to believe you and Magneto really WERE more than friends, or were some form of QPR at the least

• And Magento is back! And more... oddly looking well for someone who is in their... 70s, I think? Wow. He's doing good (if you aren't counting losing his best bud and possible boyfriend, not to mention inheriting aforementioned friend's family, school, and property)

Aaaaand that is about how far I've gotten. I need to play a little catch-up😅😊

And now I really want to see Beast and Carla get together/have a secret date, watch Wolverine and Morph or Wolverine and Storm become a couple, get more Sabretooth and the Brotherhood in this show (please please please let them be brothers) (sorry fandom members who ship them, I view them platoncially!), hopefully they introduce Laura/X-23 at some point, someone let Rogue and Gambit get together, we know that is likely endgame, and yes yes yes Roberto can be Jubilee's friend (and maybe sibling?) (Whatcha wanna bet she's wanted one since the first year?)

And woo! Yes, platonic yandere genre! I get the points you've made: Platonic yandere could be canon in some way, and it's Marvel, so canon is a bag of 40+ flavor jellybeans and a 45+ flavor milkshake stand... Also, yes, X-Men add a certain flair to the platonic yandere trope. Surprise, super-poweree genetically enhanced people, and this random teen/young adult/child who they somehow procured. Que a normal Tuesday of crazy villains, more insane humans, some weird relationship issues and the break-up then make-up, and (gasp) surprise! You have been blessed with this new character to love! They're called Reader, they can be sweet at times, they are willing to use a metal bat as a weapon, and oh, and they are as addictive to y'all as catnip is to cats!

May I ask your top three favorite X-Men characters? Top three favorite heroes, and favorite villain, so four favorite characters? Do you enjoy how I write them (if I have written for them) as platonic yanderes? Do you want an older teen/adult cartoon or anime where the X-Men are platonic yandere over someone? I myself do, and I would have so manh ideas on it! Are there any duo platonic yanderes you like, where two team up over Reader or are both interested in the same one? (Ex. Rogue and Gambit, Kurt and Rogue, Wolverine and Sabretooth, etc.)

I hope you have a good night/day! I will hopefully get to the second episode of X-Men 97 tomorrow, and once the first season is finished for the series, I can add X-Men 97 to the X-Men media I will write for😊 (And if you want to discuss any if this more, I am all ears!)

[smokeybrandreviews]

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I feel like I've been super negative on this blog lately so let me straight up gush about something I've recently loved. Alien: Romulus was amazing. I’ve spoken at length about this before, but I am a massive fan of the franchise. It’s not part of my Pillars, but it’s definitely a support strut. Alien, to me, is as perfect as a film can get, and Aliens is a perfect example of Eighties excess. Go big or go home. The Queen Xenomorph is one of my all-time creature designs but my zeal for that universe was solidified with the Dark Horse comics. Some of the first comics I bought myself, with my own money, were Alien books. I ended up getting the first issue of Aliens: Earth War (before it was called Earth War) and the initial AvP run. That sh*t ended up taking a ton of space in my head, rent free, for years. Machiko Noguchi is the second best protagonist, after Ripley, herself. I had all of the Kenner figures and their little mini comics, too. Just the Xenos, though. I didn’t give a sh*t about the Marines. I remember lamenting I never got that “good” Queen Xeno, just the flying one. I love this franchise. So imagine my utter desperation for a competent big screen outing, after literally four goddamn decades of sh*t. The Assembly Cut of Alien 3 was pretty decent but everything after that was just awful. All of it. Including the prequels. I really f*cking hate the prequels. That resentment is actually a boon for Romulus because the way they incorporated that part of the mythos into this film, went a long way toward my acceptance of those ill-conceived and wholly convoluted, ego strokes. Romulus is so good, they make all of this cats-for-brains ideas in the Prequels, tolerable.

I don’t care for Prometheus because it came at the cost of Blomkamp’s Alien 5. I’ve seen a bit of that concept art and listened to Weaver just absolutely gush about the plot. Sh*t sounded exceptional, very Aliens, very much in the vein of that narrative. In all honesty, I think that’s why it was killed. It skewed more Cameron than Scott, and Mr. Ridley took offense. He made Fox kill the Oates effort and ran wild with Prometheus; an unwieldy, up-it’s-own-ass, creation myth, that was too convoluted to execute such an existential narrative with any decorum, and was too pretentious to be accessible to the common man. We wanted an Alien part Deux. We got Chariot of the Gods. Sh*t was pretty, though. After what Scott hoped to pivot the franchise to, imploded critically, he got a second shot at it, delivering an origin story to the Xenos no one asked for. While STILL pivoting toward his weird AI fetish super hard. Somehow, Covenant was worse than Prometheus in almost every way. Sh*t didn’t “fix” anything. David is still the architect to the Xenomorphs as we know them. He’s still the thing which set up the events of LV-426. The Black Goo is still a primary fixture of the franchise. Both Prometheus and Covenant are still canon. That’s dumb. However, the way Romulus addresses those things, really allowed me to accept those really, really, dumb, situations.

Mild spoilers, but the Aliens in Romulus are not the same Aliens from LV-246. They are reversed engineered by Rook, an Ash model android, from the remains of Big Chap. Rook was able to synthesize a strain of the black goo, I think it was called the Prometheus Strain, and even referenced Waylan’s death. What this told me was that, while the black goo was a really dumb addition to the overall narrative, I couldn’t be all that upset about it because Fede Alvares was able to make it feel legit. This strain of the Black Goo was different than the one the Engineers had. It produced subtly different versions of the Xenos. The facehuggers, for example, were larger, more mobile, and had barbs on their tendrils to grip faces better. The Xenos were larger and had a digitigrade stance, something that wasn’t solidified until Resurrection which, like Romulus, saw their Xenomorphs forged through genetic manipulation, not the natural processes or life cycle for the creatures. I was able to connect all of the threads and genuinely accept that Xenos can exist in an infinite number of forms, that the goo is hard coded to “create” a version of that creature. David's stupid f*cking experiments, explaining some sh*t that needed no explanation, can just be the version HE developed. His iteration to these random horrors, is the Queen. I imagine his version is the first version to have the egg. That is how HIS Xenomorph develops. I get that. I understand that. That's why the Big Chap in Alien is slightly different than the ones in Romulus. Different strain, but engineered from David's attempt. It's still dumb, but it makes it easier to accept whatever the f*ck is going on in the comics.

What really hammered it home for me was the Xeno-baby at the end of the film. Seeing that thing basically grow into a cross between a Xenomorph and Engineer was wild, all thanks to the nu-goo. It really threw me back to all those Kenner alien variations and, just like that, I got it. I got Prometheus. I got Covenant. I got Alien as a macro franchise and not just one of my favorite two films. It was a rough, four decade journey, but we got back to zero. Romulus does not work without the soft canonization of the prequels and I am okay with that because of how good it is. This is an Alien film, through and through, course-correcting the franchise in a similar way Prey did with Predator. It feels like Fede gets it and I can’t wait to see what the sequel has in store because this thing pretty much doubled its budget. It’s definitely getting another one. Unless the show is balls. If Aliens: Earth tanks, I might have another four decades of bullsh*t ahead of me because I kind of hate what Marvel is doing on the comic end of things. The games are dope at least.

[smokeybrand]

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I feel like I've been super negative on this blog lately so let me straight up gush about something I've recently loved. Alien: Romulus was amazing. I’ve spoken at length about this before, but I am a massive fan of the franchise. It’s not part of my Pillars, but it’s definitely a support strut. Alien, to me, is as perfect as a film can get, and Aliens is a perfect example of Eighties excess. Go big or go home. The Queen Xenomorph is one of my all-time creature designs but my zeal for that universe was solidified with the Dark Horse comics. Some of the first comics I bought myself, with my own money, were Alien books. I ended up getting the first issue of Aliens: Earth War (before it was called Earth War) and the initial AvP run. That sh*t ended up taking a ton of space in my head, rent free, for years. Machiko Noguchi is the second best protagonist, after Ripley, herself. I had all of the Kenner figures and their little mini comics, too. Just the Xenos, though. I didn’t give a sh*t about the Marines. I remember lamenting I never got that “good” Queen Xeno, just the flying one. I love this franchise. So imagine my utter desperation for a competent big screen outing, after literally four goddamn decades of sh*t. The Assembly Cut of Alien 3 was pretty decent but everything after that was just awful. All of it. Including the prequels. I really f*cking hate the prequels. That resentment is actually a boon for Romulus because the way they incorporated that part of the mythos into this film, went a long way toward my acceptance of those ill-conceived and wholly convoluted, ego strokes. Romulus is so good, they make all of this cats-for-brains ideas in the Prequels, tolerable.

I don’t care for Prometheus because it came at the cost of Blomkamp’s Alien 5. I’ve seen a bit of that concept art and listened to Weaver just absolutely gush about the plot. Sh*t sounded exceptional, very Aliens, very much in the vein of that narrative. In all honesty, I think that’s why it was killed. It skewed more Cameron than Scott, and Mr. Ridley took offense. He made Fox kill the Oates effort and ran wild with Prometheus; an unwieldy, up-it’s-own-ass, creation myth, that was too convoluted to execute such an existential narrative with any decorum, and was too pretentious to be accessible to the common man. We wanted an Alien part Deux. We got Chariot of the Gods. Sh*t was pretty, though. After what Scott hoped to pivot the franchise to, imploded critically, he got a second shot at it, delivering an origin story to the Xenos no one asked for. While STILL pivoting toward his weird AI fetish super hard. Somehow, Covenant was worse than Prometheus in almost every way. Sh*t didn’t “fix” anything. David is still the architect to the Xenomorphs as we know them. He’s still the thing which set up the events of LV-426. The Black Goo is still a primary fixture of the franchise. Both Prometheus and Covenant are still canon. That’s dumb. However, the way Romulus addresses those things, really allowed me to accept those really, really, dumb, situations.

Mild spoilers, but the Aliens in Romulus are not the same Aliens from LV-246. They are reversed engineered by Rook, an Ash model android, from the remains of Big Chap. Rook was able to synthesize a strain of the black goo, I think it was called the Prometheus Strain, and even referenced Waylan’s death. What this told me was that, while the black goo was a really dumb addition to the overall narrative, I couldn’t be all that upset about it because Fede Alvares was able to make it feel legit. This strain of the Black Goo was different than the one the Engineers had. It produced subtly different versions of the Xenos. The facehuggers, for example, were larger, more mobile, and had barbs on their tendrils to grip faces better. The Xenos were larger and had a digitigrade stance, something that wasn’t solidified until Resurrection which, like Romulus, saw their Xenomorphs forged through genetic manipulation, not the natural processes or life cycle for the creatures. I was able to connect all of the threads and genuinely accept that Xenos can exist in an infinite number of forms, that the goo is hard coded to “create” a version of that creature. David's stupid f*cking experiments, explaining some sh*t that needed no explanation, can just be the version HE developed. His iteration to these random horrors, is the Queen. I imagine his version is the first version to have the egg. That is how HIS Xenomorph develops. I get that. I understand that. That's why the Big Chap in Alien is slightly different than the ones in Romulus. Different strain, but engineered from David's attempt. It's still dumb, but it makes it easier to accept whatever the f*ck is going on in the comics.

What really hammered it home for me was the Xeno-baby at the end of the film. Seeing that thing basically grow into a cross between a Xenomorph and Engineer was wild, all thanks to the nu-goo. It really threw me back to all those Kenner alien variations and, just like that, I got it. I got Prometheus. I got Covenant. I got Alien as a macro franchise and not just one of my favorite two films. It was a rough, four decade journey, but we got back to zero. Romulus does not work without the soft canonization of the prequels and I am okay with that because of how good it is. This is an Alien film, through and through, course-correcting the franchise in a similar way Prey did with Predator. It feels like Fede gets it and I can’t wait to see what the sequel has in store because this thing pretty much doubled its budget. It’s definitely getting another one. Unless the show is balls. If Aliens: Earth tanks, I might have another four decades of bullsh*t ahead of me because I kind of hate what Marvel is doing on the comic end of things. The games are dope at least.

[satansaidmyturnintheh3llscape]

Everything Right/Wrong with Ninjago “Legacy of the Green Ninja” E6: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

This entire episode is just you watching my sanity dissolve in 4K. Disclaimers: Show owned by LEGO. This is not a professional review/critique - it’s mainly intended for comedy.

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- This episode f*cking exists ❌

- Intro ✅

- Why is Nya carrying a whole-a*s watermelon into the training room? ❌

- “If I had focused more when I was little I would’ve seen that coming.” Buddy chill, you’re like 11 now ❌

- “We cannot change the past, but we can improve for the future.” Get it? Cuz it’s about time? And this is a time travel episode? GET IT???? ❌

- Wasn’t the City of Ouroboros destroyed? ❌

- “We’ll head straight for them.” Golly, this episode sure is moving fast! Surely this means we’ll have more time to flesh out and explain later events that happen, right?….. r-right…? ❌

- Wait, why did Nya come to the fight without her suit? I know she can fight without it but it’d still give them better chances ❌

- Garmadon reacts way too casually to seeing his son double in height in just a few days ❌

- “If only [the ninja] never existed!” If Garmadon was really smart, he’d go back to before they were born and kick Ray in the n- ❌

- “Now, to finish the ninja once and for all, so that my son never becomes the Green Ninja!” Or so that he never lives past age 8 but go off, king ❌

- “Garmadon’s gone back in time to make it so Lloyd never turns into the Green Ninja!” Well that was a quick conclusion based off of limited evidence… ❌

- “Remind me to pack a helmet next time we time travel…” No one reminds him. ❌

- “But we can’t let the old Kai or Nya see that we talked to [Wu],” The ninja get that Kai and Nya can’t see them, which means in order for them to not come to same conclusion for Wu, they have to all consider him some separate, omnipotent being instead of an actual person. Realistically, this wouldn’t be Wu’s fault and would be the result of the ninja just being idiots, but I’m gonna blame Wu anyway ❌

- “I believe a big uh-oh is in order.” Little late for that, Snowflake ❌

- Wu sympathizer I am not, but even I have to admit that Wu is going through it this episode. My guy has NO idea what’s happening and I don’t blame him ❌

- “I’m wise…” Let’s agree to disagree ❌

- Why do Jay and Zane’s poses in the photo remain the exact same even when Lloyd (who they have their arms around) fades completely out? Also, wouldn’t Kai not be in the pic? In this reality he never joined them, right? ❌

- Wait, if, back in the pilots, Garmadon baited Kai into grabbing the Sword of Fire, which ultimately led to Wu (and the golden weapons) being taken to the Underworld, which led to him escaping it, and now in the reality he’s trying to create, Kai wouldn’t join the team… does that mean he never escapes the Underworld? Has he thought this plan through? ❌

- “You have to convince Kai to go with you.” “Why?” Jay either forgets why they’re here, or just hates Kai. ❌

- I know the Skulkin are morons but how do none of them recognize Garm’s helmet? ❌

- Past Kai reacts way too casually to being sh*t talked by his own reflection ❌

- Also, Infinity Train’s “Chrome Car” episode looks different here (pls someone get this reference)

- Cool fight scene and all, but it directly implies that Jay, Cole and Zane’s fighting abilities haven’t improved at ALL in all this time ❌

- The only good thing in this entire episode is getting to see Kai deck his pilot-self in the face. Instant relief let me tell ya ✅

- In the pilots it takes about a week to get to this point. The ninja have been here for a week. The skulkin haven’t returned home in a WEEK. ❌

- “I don’t understand… I have 4 arms…” WHY IS THAT ALWAYS THE PART PEOPLE FIXATE ON?!?!?! ❌

- “Great😦 Scott😥” GREAT SCOTT?!?!? With each second of this episode I can feel my brain deteriorate more and more! ❌

- “Why are we still here?” Where tf are you planning to go?!?!? YOU HAVE NO PLAN TO GET BACK TO THE FUTURE!!! ❌

- “I don’t stand a chance against Garmadon’s 4 arms!” Past Kai has been a ninja for a couple weeks. Garmadon has been training to fight for actual CENTURIES. Yet, our biggest f*cking concern right now IS HIS GODD*MN ARMS?!?!?!?!? ❌

- “2 Kais?” “Yeah!” WHY IS PAST KAI ACTING SO NORMAL ABOUT THIS???? ❌

- “It could be possible to erase the events that have transpired so far by destroying the Mega Weapon that brought us here in the first place.” WHAT. ❌

- the Garmadons are doing this handshake for nearly HALF. A f*cking. Minute. I timed it ❌

- “No time to find out how you got [the golden weapons]!” WHAT? WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!?! ❌

- “Return to the future?” I’m not dealing with another godd*mn voice mix-up after this sh*t ❌

- ���My father has a mega weapon???” *very, very long sigh* If the mega weapon doesn’t exist, Why. Is. Lloyd. Not. 8. ❌

- I have no idea how Lloyd makes a dragon out of this watermelon slice but I also don’t have the energy to come up with a joke for it ❌

- “I think some things are best left in the past. Come on, let’s just prepare for the future!” “I don’t get it.” Me either, Green Bean… me either ❌

- Foreshadowing. Because of course, this is going to be the one episode that is brought up again in the future ❌

- Let’s be honest here: this episode was just an excuse to get rid of the mega weapon because it was too OP, and now that we’re getting into the actual plot of the season, the writers had no clue what to do with it ❌

Sentence: I’m gonna go lay down

[frank-pool]

A very special announcement...

So, as anyone who has ever spent a millisecond scrolling through this page can tell, I love music; in fact, I f*cking love music. But, what I’ve been hiding for quite a long time is that I also make music! I’m making my debut as a recording artist under the name J. George with my first EP, “I Hope They Put These In Films”, coming March 18th on all major streaming platforms.

The 4-track project, written, produced and performed by me, features a range of influences that go from Prince, Gil Scott-Heron and D’Angelo to The Cure, Radiohead and Gang of Four. This seamless blend of Soul and Post-Punk, New Wave and R&B serves as background for my existential musings on love, anger, time, memory and the self, inspired by my youth and my personal philosophy.

For the time being, I’m keeping my personal identity, as well as the identities of my collaborators a mystery as a social experiment of sorts; however, for the sake of touring in the near future, I don’t completely reject the idea of making myself and my artistic partners being known to the world.

To keep up to date with the release of the EP and further updates, you can follow me here on Tumblr, as well on the following social media accounts (under construction at the moment, but that’ll be updated soon):

                                     Twitter | Instagram | BandCamp

P.S. I’m not from Washington, D.C.; BandCamp won’t let me put “Unknown” or “Nowhere” as my location.

[usermischief]

NOW HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE.

Belasko: Where's your power, Scott? Scott: Who are you? Belasko: A devoted fan. Show me the man who took down Deucalion and broke the Argents. I came for that Alpha.

Ah, wow. Two episodes in a row, huh? Okay, fine, let's go through this point by f*cking point.

Let's start with Deucalion.

Deucalion: Jennifer injures him severely then Derek tricks her into healing his eyesight (which somehow made him reconsider all his life choices (?)) and the shithead is allowed to leave. He comes back because Scott asked him to manipulate Theo into killing the chimeras. He comes back again and is killed by a random hunter.

And now, the Argents. Oh boy.

Gerard: Deaton suggests poisoning him which Scott does (..... I hate Master Plan, I hate it with a burning passion). The piece of shit survives and is healed by Chris. Comes back with a vengeance in 6b and is killed by his own daughter.

Chris: Starts doubting his family after Stiles told him what Kate did. Stops hunting werewolves because of Allison.

Kate: Is killed by Peter (and kinda sacrifices herself for Allison.. maybe?). Comes back with a vengeance (s4). Is poisoned by Chris. Comes back with a vengeance (6b). Is poisoned again. She's either dead or alive. Who tf knows.

Victoria: Derek accidentally bit her (still no idea how that worked out) while saving Scott's life. She kills herself because of the code.

Allison: Manipulated by Kate. Snaps out of it as she realises how terrible Kate is. Goes dark after her mother's death then snaps out of it after she realises how horrible Gerard is. Is killed by an Oni while saving Isaac's life.

You gotta check your sources, man. Something doesn't add up here.

[edutainer2022]

@janetm74 Oh, by all means!

It was nothing! Really, nothing. Definitely not anything to warrant Virgil's panic stricken eyes as the brother was calling his name with increasing concern. Scott splashed hot coffee on his hand and dropped the cup. His fifth through the long night of reports revision for the GDF. See? Nothing! But as the shards cracked and fell all over the kitchen floor - so did Scott's composure. His hands were shaking. Dad always said his hands needed to be steady on the controls to steer the craft. Sure and strong. Dad was gone. And he couldn't steer anything. None of it! He wasn't sure. He wasn't strong. He wasn't enough. He couldn't even hold a f*cking cup. He was useless!

His tears all but ran out and his sobs were mostly dry heaves now. Almost screams of desperation. At some point Virgil was pressing a cold pack to the red blotch on his hand, mumbling it was nothing. Of course it was. Scott needed to get a grip. He couldn't afford to fall apart. He had no right! Dad was gone. His brothers were looking up to him. The whole effin' world was looking up to him. His brothers' world shattered again and they needed a cornerstone. Except he was a faulty one. Cracked. A hack. He was a hack! He looked the world in the eye and boldly pretended he could steer a multi-billion company and a state-of-the-art rescue operation. Claimed he could raise two kids. Promised he could steer their family. He PROMISED his brothers, he promised MOM he could hold it together. And he couldn't even hold a cup. He was a fraud. Dad could always hold it together. Except it wasn't true. Dad fell apart so hard, the other time, they nearly lost him too, not just Mom. The memories brought on a full body shudder and now not only his hands were shaking. He was a shivering, weeping mess in a pool of cooled off coffee.

He must have lost time as Virgil was hugging him now, rocking slowly to stave off the shivers. That made him sob harder, which entirely defeated the purpose. It wasn't Virgil's JOB to hold HIM together. How could he lead his brothers and command trust and respect, if he couldn't do something as simple as buckle up. And hold his own cup! He could tell Virgil was scared by the way the fistfulls of denim almost ripped in his brother's death grip. From the way Virgil was shivering too. He needed to get it together, get up, get his brother sorted out and off back to bed, clean up the mess, get another cup of coffee, finish what he signed up to do. What he signed up to BE - a Jeff Tracy. That was a solid plan. He had no energy or muscle strength left to move.

He thought he was hearing soft noises and movement around. A whir of wheels as MAX powered up to clean. A pat of bare feet and a quiet question - Gordon showed up with a sedative syringe. He could feel more than hear Virgil wave him off. A tinge of holo-blue lit up in the perifery of his blurred vision. John. More muffled words rumbled in his brother's chest, but he had no power left to listen harder. Almost as quickly as John popped in from orbit, he disappeared and with him - the dim light of holograms over Dad's desk. John had shut him out from reports, apparently. He needed to gear up. Apologize to Virgil for the nuisance. Calm down Gordon. The kid took it all harder than he let on. Wrestle John for access to his work files. The powers that be were not waiting for the Commander Wreck to get his act together.

He moved to stand up, ignoring his vision swimming, but the circle of large arms around him didn't budge. He appreciated the support as the knees almost gave from under him once he was somewhat vertical. Falling apart was exhausting! Virgil nudged his head to lean on him too and the kitchen stopped spinning for a bit. There was nobody around, but his brother still whispered:

"Couches, poolside or your room?"

Any other options were, apparently, non-negotiable. The idea of going back to the lounge, in plain view of Dad's Desk (of his FAILURE) gave him another shiver. He wouldn't mind being in his room now. Unseen. The family joked that Virgil could always read his mind. So now he was steered to the elevator, going up to the residential area. He certainly couldn't master the stairs at the moment. Once the doors clicked shut, Virgil made sure to catch his eyes, almost swollen shut from all the crying as they were:

"We shall get you cleaned up a bit, okay, Scooter? Then we shall get you some rest. And then we shall GET THROUGH THIS, you hear me? I PROMISE!"

There was so much fervent conviction and KINDNESS in dark brown eyes, looking up at him, always looking up at him, even now. The tears returned with a hot sting and he doubled over in a sob again. God, he was an utter mess! Flanel clad arms caught him again and held him fast, not letting to fall. Never letting him fall.

His rooms were dark, when they finally hobbled inside, but not deserted. Gordon was lounging on his immaculately done bed, cast in the blue hues of John's hologram. Once he stumbled inside, half-carried by Virgil, Gordon was off the comforter like a spring. He returned with a cool washcloth in a moment and stared Virgil down, daring to kick him out. In the minutes he couldn't quite account for he was out of day clothes and shoes, in John's softest sweatpants, hoodie and fuzzy socks, and beneath the covers. He was also leaning heavily into the warm mass of Virgil flavored flanel by his side. There was a Squid attached to his back and midriff with no intention of letting up and the sure, secure pressure of Close and Brother made the shivers subside gradually. Made him feel whole. Fractured pieces if not seamlessly fused back together, at least not scattered all over the place. He needed to feel guilty for saddling them with a burden of picking up those pieces. But he had no bandwidth left for the moment for anything but the overwhelming love, thrumming through him.

character sobbing in their friend's arms and repeating "it's nothing, it's dumb, it's nothing, i'm fine," because they can't talk about it but it's something so stupidly small.

but it's not actually nothing, it's a lot piled up over a long period of time and this one small thing is just what tipped them over.

[kitkatwinchester]

SCOTT YOU F*CKING BEAUTIFUL GENIUS!!!

I knew. I knew there was no way Scott would just do it. There had to be more. There had to be a backup plan.

And THERE IT FREAKING WAS!!!

YES SCOTT!!! I AM SO FREAKING PROUD OF YOU!!! H*LL YEAH!!!!

And the fact that NO ONE KNEW!!! Not Derek, not Stiles, not Isaac--NOBODY.

You freaking NAILED THAT BUDDY!!!

THAT'S how you pull one over on somebody like Gerard.

LET'S F*CKING GOOOOO!!!

Just for that, as much as I love you, Stiles (and as much as I'm hoping you'll talk to Scott about all of this so that you realize that he does need you you big beautiful hilarious smart idiot you), I HAVE to give Scott a gif here.

I just have to, man.

(I haven't gotten to this scene yet, but it fits lol.)

[noah-moth-cursed-chaos]

Assorted lyrics to songs but with even more songs:

Country Song by Seether:

You keep on thinking you can save me/save me

My ship is sinking but it’s/all good and I can go down

Say what you want but you’re not gonna win this time/take what you want but just leave me alive

Hey keep your sickness off me/trying to get through

Blame all your weakness on me/shame that I’m so contrite

You think you have the best of intentions/I cannot shake the taste of blood in my mouth

Lukewarm by Penelope Scott:

Can’t remember anything that you say/slit your throat and die and wake up the next day

It’s lukewarm, and stale bread/I wanna put a magic bullet in my head/It’s lukewarm, and stale bread/I wanna get my heavy bones out of bed

I wanna leave everyone that loves me because I’m so bland and they’re so sweet

Can’t even give a f^ck in my dreams/oh what I wouldn’t give to care enough to scream

And maybe god will let me f^cking die one day

I wanna scream/I wanna run/I’d die at 22 to feel alive at 21

Feel Better by Penelope Scott:

I don’t wanna feel better/I’d give anything to miss you again

And I crack up because I know I’ll never know just what to say

Someone loved me/Someone f^cking loved me/Someone f^cking loved me and I f^cking loved them too

But in a hot way/In a way I’ll f^cking never have again

God dammit I was worth something/I f^cking earned something/I had a right to live, a right to die, and a right to choose too

I mean of course it hurt/of course it f^cking hurt/It hurt like nothing in the world sometimes

On my filthy life I loved someone I barely knew

Strangers by Apes of State:

Cause sometimes people who don’t know the things you’ve done are the only ones who’ll bother talking to you/Sometimes strangers are the best people to tell your secrets too/Cause they don’t know you

And lately I’ve been wondering about things that haven’t happened yet/Like if I’ll ever feel that way again

And today I wish that I could put new glasses on your eyes so you could see the world the way I do through mine/Cause then maybe you wouldn’t want to die you wouldn’t have to stick the needle in your arm/Just to survive

Cause I see myself in every single part of you and I made it through/So I can’t just sit back and watch you throw away your life/And I don’t give a sh^t if I’m the last person on this earth who believes in you/I will show you how beautiful it is to be alive

Honey I’m Home by Destroy Boys: Falling on the floor/Is there any other way

I only know one route and it’s straight to your house

I won’t answer your phone calls/I won’t answer your phone calls/I’m not your home anymore

Fences by Destroy Boys: Hold my hands and hold them tight

I wanna hear you scream/cut you up like you did me

Is this all I’ve ever known?/Is this all I’ve ever known?

I’m just a dog with no bite/This is all I’ve ever known

I hope you feel, I hope you feel the guilt I do/You’ve got no shame/You did the damage and I feel the pain

I’m gonna forgive you/so I can breathe/Is this all I’ve ever known/Is this all?/Is this all

Jerk by The Front Bottoms:

But I know what you mean/So I stare at the ground/That the world is f^cked/I wanna go back in the house

You say the lighting’s perfect/I look like a jerk

Shouldn’t think about my own life/‘Cause the only thing I’m wasting is my own time

[broadstflyers]

The Philadelphia Flyers: A Saga, Section III: Forwards

Link to Table of Contents

Let the fun begin.

Travis Konecny, #11

Nickname(s): TK, teeks, was known last season as tiki bar curtesy of Kevin Hayes, also known as a raccoon or rat in the fanbase

Position: Right Winger

Draft class: 2015, 24th overall

I feel like this is a proper introduction to the absolute shit show (that we endearingly love and adore) that I’m going to dive deep into here. He makes up a lot of our fans’ inside jokes, so I’ll be sure to introduce them as we go.

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This is one of them.

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This was at the 2019 Stadium Series. TK had a ball that day with chirping the whole Penguins roster, and now whenever I see someone wearing earmuffs, I have the urge to yell this at them with no remorse.

There were also the famous comments of, “Karma’s a f*cking b*tch ay?” and “I was born at night, not last night. Come on, let’s go.” These are two other inside jokes that you may see around.

Watch him say these phrases here.

Sometimes TK gets lost on the ice.

Or falls sideways into the boards

Or leaps gracefully across the ice.

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Or turns into a mop.

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You can’t tell me there’s a thought in this man’s head.

Someone tell this man the plural of moose is....moose.

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This rat is a fan-favorite because he isn’t afraid to mouth off to people who lay dirty hits on him or his teammates. He was born to be Flyer, honestly. Apparently, he hasn’t stopped chirping and yapping since he was a kid. I think it’s because he’s (supposedly) 5′10. Short king energy, I say as I’m barely 5′1. So to sum it up, if you see someone in a scrum or causing issues, it’s most likely TK’s fault. Or if you see an orange blur fall down in the corner of your screen, that’s also TK.

To get to know Travis more, watch mic’d up video #1, video #2, and video #3 (this one is an offseason video). You can also watch this clip of TK and the other Travis in the playoff bubble, where they share the same brain cell over a bookshelf.

Kevin Hayes, #13, Rotating Road Alternate Captain***

Nickname(s): Hayesy

Position: Center

Draft class: 2010, 24th overall

How should I even start to introduce the guy with possibly the best personality on the team?

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Well, he would tell the Bachelorette that his best friend is Gritty. So there’s that. He’s kind of the designated hype guy. He’s in charge of giving out nicknames to his teammates. He gave Carter Hart “Cahtah Haht,” and Carter didn’t like it at first, but it caught on and he had like no choice but to accept his fate.

But the #1 fact you need to know about Kevin Hayes, he used to ref. Well, not exactly, but he claims he did.

Honestly, to get to know him and his personality, you have to watch mic’d up videos. They just describe him better than I ever could.

This is a short and sweet video on some of the names Hayesy uses on the ice and some backstories. You also hear “I used to ref” in there, too. Mic’d up video #1 includes him screaming about being a ref more in depth and having a mental breakdown over sucking (me too buddy), and mic’d up video #2 includes him not knowing it’s 80′s night.

Sean Couturier, #14, Permanent Alternate Captain***

Nickname(s): Coots

Position: Center

Draft class: 2011, 8th overall

Coots is a Philadelphia legend. That’s my Selke* winner! Literally a difference maker in every single game he plays. He went down with an injury at the beginning of the season. We are so glad to have him back now. His defensive ability is just stellar, and we are so lucky to have him as one of our top guys. We can count on him to score.

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If you’re interested in Coots’ journey to the NHL, watch this video.

*The Selke Trophy is given out to a forward who demonstrates the best defensive skills. In other words, they’re a good two way forward (source).

Scott Laughton, #21

Nickname(s): Laughtsy

Position: Center

Draft class: 2012, 20th overall

Laughtsy is for sure the other chirper and instigator, so he will be one of the people in the scrums or even encouraging them to happen.

Here’s Laughtsy and TK chirping a not so great NYR player (ew) because he was harassing Hayesy (they used to play together on NYR). Scotty Laughton sticks up for his teammates without fail, even when he was hurt (broken finger). During warmies he just sails around and has fun. Good vibes.

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He also has a cat. This is very important.

To get a better sense of Laughty’s personality, watch these mic’d ups here, here, and here. You can hear him encourage his teammates and call out the other team on their bs. He’s also extremely vocal on the bench, but it’s honestly the best.

Oskar Lindblom, #23

Nickname(s): Lindy, Piano Man (within the team usually)

Position: Left Winger

Draft class: 2014, 138th overall

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I don’t even know where to start with Lindy. He’s just...amazing. Words cannot express how strong and resilient he is. A lot of people thought his cancer diagnosis was career ending. And then Oskar really said, “lol you thought” and came back a whole season early. He’s a literal human superhero. He has been through hell and back to come back to the game he loves. You can tell he doesn’t take a second out there for granted because of the long journey he had to take to come back. Every single time he scores I almost cry, because I remember those days where I wasn’t sure if he was going to come back to hockey. And then to hear that he scored the game winning goal on 3/18? Just incredible.

He’s literal sunshine and such a sweet guy. His smile is so bright. He’s such a great asset on the ice. I will always talk about his grit. When he plays on the boards and wins those puck battles, he creates great scoring chances.

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Just look at his smile.

Here’s stick taps for Oskar during the Isles playoff series, and here’s a video on his journey back. It shows the positive steps he took to get back on the ice. It’s pretty emotional. Him and his sweet girlfriend deserve the world for what they’ve been through.

James Van Riemsdyk, #25

Nickname(s): JVR

Position: Left Winger

Draft class: 2007, 2nd overall

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He’s a Power Play king. When they say he’s in his office, they mean he’s getting into the crease in position for a deflection. So far, he has seven PP goals, and the top player this season so far has eleven, and he’s tied for eighth in the league. He’s been coming in clutch for us this season in terms of Power Play production. He’s also currently sitting at 13 goals and 18 assists, so he’s more than just a special teams guy. 

Claude Giroux, #28, Captain

Nickname(s): G, O Captain, my Captain! 

Position: Center

Draft class: 2006, 22nd overall

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Our captain Claude! Literally the most underrated NHL player because he hasn’t won a Stanley Cup yet (hehe). Honestly, that’s not his fault. He had to survive a 5-6 year rebuild. He tries so hard to pull wins for us and for his team. He did that on 3/18 against the Islanders, he scored and led that line to being the best producing line that night. He does what he’s supposed to do, but he is slandered a lot. If he had a cup, he would be talked about more often or more respected. I will die on this hill. 

I’d like to think that he’s the father of all the younger guys and he has to keep them in line and stick up for them.

Here’s a compilation of G mic’d up over the years. It’s a good way to discover his personality (at the very end, he chirps JVR because JVR was drafted with the Flyers, played for three years there, and then was traded to Toronto only to come back some odd years later).

Nicolas Aube-Kubel, #62

Nickname(s): NAK, Kubes, Ku

Position: Right Winger

Draft class: 2014, 48th overall

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We can count on him for physicality anytime of the day. Great physical fourth-liner with grit. He had a Gordie Howe hat-trick** in arguably one of the funnest games in recent Flyers seasons.

**assist, goal, and fight in one game

Connor Bunnaman, #82, common call-up

Nickname(s): Bunny

Position: Center

Draft class: 2016, 109th overall

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Bunny is usually a go-to call up from the Valley whenever a guy gets hurt. He usually ends up on the third or forth lines. So you won’t really see him unless someone sustains an injury or AV chooses to sit someone while reworking the lines. He also lost his three top teeth and some of his bottom while he was playing for the OHL.

Read more about Bunny losing his teeth here.

Joel Farabee, #86

Nickname(s): Yung Beezer, Beezer, Bee, toothless (fan given)

Position: Left Winger

Draft class: 2018, 14th overall

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Pretty much everyone loves Beezer. He steps up when we need offense, and to think he’s only 21 years old in the midst of his sophomore breakout season. So far this season, he has 12 goals and 12 assists. Last year he had just 8 goals all season.

His specialty is looking confused all the time. He also wears glasses, which everyone loves. We will not be taking criticism at this time.

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He also begged a Bruins player to let us score at Lake Tahoe. I mean, it’s worth a shot, right? They might say yes. 

Is this a good time to mention that when I met him, he signed my jersey upside-down lmaooo

He is also our best speller. This gif set never fails to crack me up. Watch his Lake Tahoe mic’d up here. Patty doesn’t know how Beezer scored there, either.

Honorary mention: Morgan Frost, #48 (Injury Reserve)

Nickname(s): Frosty, “There’s a frost warning,” puns on his last name, basically

Position: Right Winger

Draft class: 2007, 7th overall

Unfortunately, Frosty is on IR because of a shoulder injury. He is a common call up, and he’s also trying to find a permanent roster spot. He will be ready for next season.

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You can watch his NHL debt here and “Behind the Glass” with both Frosty and Beezer.

***There are a maximum of three alternate captains allowed on the ice at one time, so that’s why they rotate. The purpose of alternate captains is to handle talking to the refs about penalties or any rule discrepancies if the captain is not on the ice or unable to do so.

Read more about the role of a captain here.

[smokeybrand]

Disappointed

Last year was absolutely bunk for hip hop. I tend not to really mention music on this blog, mostly because I don’t really listen to the radio like, but I did notice a trend that’s been irking me for the last half decade or so. Ever since asshole mumble rappers broke through with their Souncloud clout chasing, Hip Hop has been mired in this cesspool of pedestrian “creativity”. These records don’t deserve any of the airtime they’ve been getting and it sucks because other, legitimately good, MCs are getting passed over for the next Lil Asshole or some baddie with a BBW who doesn’t right her own sh*t. I’ve never been a fan of Cardi B’s music but, let’s be honest, she got as big as she did because she’s “pretty.” Thanks to that blueprint, I get to deal with insipid rhymes and superficial lyrics from admittedly stunning women like Coi Leray and Ice Spice. The latter literally said she doesn’t right complicated or insightful songs specifically so the most people in her audience, can vibe to the music. That’s fine, I don’t mind an occasional, insipidly vapid, pop-rap hit every now and again, but when it’s your intent to flood the market with that sh*t, we have a problem. How are you not a plant at that point? How are you not a shill? IF your verse makes every song you get on worse, why are you even doing music?

I got Sexxy Red out here, hoeing around, infecting me with audible herpes, while Drake is writing diss tracks at Rhianna because she became the mother of not his children. Bro, this is the bar right now? This trash is what the kids are making hot in the streets? I’m going to be forty this September. I grew up on Rap and RnB. Cats used to make records which stood the test of time. Why is Big counted as one of the greats when he only dropped two f*cking albums, one posthumously? What record out right now, or in the last five or so years, not released from and established artist or cats not named Cole or Kendrick, will EVER hit as hard as Juicy? That sh*t is f*cking thirty years old! It was Big’s VERY first single and still slaps harder than ninety percent of records out! Who is making music like that now? Drake? 21 Savage? F*cking Post Malone? I mean, we do get gems on occasion. Man on the Moon III was peak Cudi. I already mentioned Kendrick and J. Cole. Outside of these cats, what the f*ck is going on? My radio is full of Drill music, that Chicago sound, and it’s bullsh*t. I’m just going to say that out loud. It sounds like sh*t and does nothing but breed problems. This is that ignorant sh*t everyone THINKS rap is, that cats from my generation fought so hard against.

Look, I’m not trying to sound like three “old Head who thinks his era is the best and no new music is valid” but seriously? 2023 was the worst year for hip hop in decades and I don’t see it getting better anytime soon. Honestly, it’s not like I hate everything out nowadays. I have a fondness for Da Baby and, surprisingly, Lil Yachty got pretty good out of nowhere. TI’s kid, Domani Harris, is f*cking brilliant and needs more eyes on him as soon as possible. I enjoy most of Doja Cat, she’s come so far from being a cow and, as much as I sh*t on Ice Spice, I’d be lying if I said Boy’s a Liar pt. 2 was a straight bop. None of that makes up for the fact I got a DLC for Drakes last album, because the initial release was trash and the f*cking City Girls are a thing right now. The bar is so f*cking low right now, and we, as a culture, can’t seem to lift it up. It’s wild to me that creatives like Missy Elliot and proven wordsmiths like Method Man or Busta Rhymes, are overlooked in favor of Travis Scott and Lil Durk. Who the f*ck is Lil Durk?? Why the f*ck is NBA Youngboy a thing but I have to listen to some twenty year old tell me how whack Eminem is? Hip Hop, specifically Rap, is an art form. It takes talent, thought, and charisma to create a piece. If all you’re doing is throwing up trigger fingers and making “skeeyee” noises, please stop. You’re killing the culture and making everyone look like assholes.

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August

My wish for the month ahead.

I wish for softness. For soft smiles, gentle words, and tender touch.

I hope to form new habits that keep my mind busy and distracted from all the stressors in my life. I want to read all the books that occupy my vine covered bookshelf and play all the new games in my pc’s library that I just recently downloaded. I miss that so much. Gaming with my brothers. We used to have the best time together. Playing Def Jam FFNY, Halo, Need for Speed, and Mortal Kombat. We had a blast and created so many incredible memories that I will forever cherish and hold dear to my heart.

This month, I wish to write more. To journal away everything that is on my heart and mind. To blog away my days with sweet poetry, unsent love notes, tiny goals, and big dreams. I should send my family a letter, or one of my friends, maybe. I’m sure they would love to hear from me and hear how Maine is treating me. I miss them so much. I get so homesick with the simple thought of them. Forever questioning if moving away from everything I have ever known was the wisest decision. "I’m a lost soul maybe—I don’t feel at all like I ought to feel." F. Scott Fitzgerald, Image on the Heart // I always come back to this quote. It resonates so deeply with me. I’m so lost. Forever wandering and trying to feel something extraordinary. To feel some sort of magic to help me feel alive again. One day.

I pray to let go of the things that aren’t good for me. Exes, half ass friendships, shitty family members, Leos (hehe) and relationships with people who simply drain me. I’m forever settling for less than I deserve and it’s such a bad habit of mine. I’ve spent the past few months hurt and wondering my place in someone’s life and for what? I deserve peace and happiness and God I deserve so much love. I deserve to know where I stand in people’s lives and not question it every single day. I’m so sick of that. Here is to a new month of detaching from all things unhealthy and self f*cking love.

Photo credit: K. Pratt

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The Fundamental Difference

Sometimes being in the Teen Wolf fandom is like sitting in the audience of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and having to point out to the person next to you that Kylo Ren is the bad guy.

If you want to boil the difference between Alpha Derek Hale and Alpha Scott McCall, you only have to look at two scenes.

Scene #1:

Derek: You decided. When? 

Erica: Tonight. 

Boyd: Everyone's gonna be at the game. We figured it was the best time. 

Erica: It's not like we want to. 

Derek: What do you want? 

Erica: Since I just turned 16 a month ago, I wouldn't mind getting my license. I can't do that if I'm dead, you know. 

Derek: Well, I told you there was a price. 

Boyd: Yeah, but you didn't say it would be like this. 

Derek: Yeah, but I told you how to survive. You do it as a pack. And you're not a pack without an Alpha. . . .  Boyd: Yeah, we lost, Derek. And it's over. We're leaving. 

Derek: No. No, you're running. And once you start, you don't stop. You'll always be running.

Scene #2:

Scott: Kira found Brett. They're fine but we've got to go. 

Liam: More assassins? 

Scott: Maybe a lot more. 

Liam: Different than the ones who just tried to set us on fire? 

Scott: I think so, yeah. How about I take you home? 

Liam: I'm not like you. 

Scott: Not yet. 

Liam: I don't mean I'm not strong or I'm never gonna learn how to be in control. I mean everything else. You and your friends try to protect everyone. Have you been whole this the whole time? I mean, how are you all still alive? 

Scott: Not all of us are. Let me at least take you home.

Do I have to point out the difference?  Sometimes I think I do.  Sometimes I look at this fandom and feel like I’ve been taking crazy pills.  

There is a fundamental difference between a leader, when confronted by teenagers he recruited to be his pack/family (in Derek’s case, via manipulation and deception) saying that they were scared of dying and they don’t want to fight anymore, who responds by essentially calling them f*cking cowards, and a leader, when confronted by a teenager he recruited to be his pack/family (in Liam’s case a matter of life or death, but it was still recruitment) saying that he was scared of dying and he doesn’t want to fight anymore, who responds by reassuring the teenager that it’s okay, he’s still growing, and why doesn’t he see him to a place of safety.

In those situations, neither Derek nor Scott were assured of victory.  Neither Derek nor Scott understood what was about to happen.   Both of them had made a decision to take a stand.  Only one of them insisted that others bear the cost of that stand.

One is an Alpha.  The other is a True Alpha.